Alexa Grasso: 'I Hope Every September 16th We Can Have a Card Like This' | Noche UFC

Flyweight champion Alexa Grasso chatted with UFC's McKenzie Pavacich following the declared split decision draw with Valentina Shevchenko in the Noche UFC main event on Saturday.
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[@ramonm.879]

Both ladies gave their best. They are truly gladiators and professional warriors. Congrats to Alexa

[@Rocket4ce]

Grasso still hasn't lost to Shevchenko. Shevchenko still hasn't won against Grasso.

[@antoniobanderas9769]

😢 Valentina no mercy this time , got some struggles with Grasso

[@RurouniKenshinShinta]

That fight was hands down the most exhausted ive felt just by watching, what a action packed fight, with high stakes on the line. Trilogy will sell out in seconds if it ever happens.

[@anonymousk1634]

@@karldawes1327did the world proud? 😂😂😂 y’all are weird

[@karldawes1327]

@@anonymousk1634 Why so hateful?. Was you abused as a child?

[@bubba_good]

Ngannou Lewis vibes

[@cody123mccluskey]

​​@@karldawes1327no it's cuz she lost the fight but was gifted a draw so they take it as your saying she did them proud by keeping the belt and gtn a draw. But she did do them proud by gtn in there with Valentina and making it competitive. But it just puts a bad taste in ppls mouth with the robbery.

[@haroldishmarsupial7876]

@@cody123mccluskeyshe ended the fight in a dominant position that’s not a robbery lmao

[@ashiaqu643]

The cutest female champion ever, look at her smile, so cute

[@aryanmitttlll]

10-9 Vale 10-9 Grasso 10-9 Vale 10-9 Grasso 10-9 Grasso Initially Valentina was winning with those jabs, but that take down and submission attempt was nasty , Grasso wins

[@anonymousk1634]

Lol so u scored a takedown and submission attempt for the other person? What about all the jabs she ate for the first 3:30 minutes of the 5th? 😂😂 y’all just as bad as the judge that scored it 10-8

[@Razear]

She clearly demonstrated new strides in her game tonight. That was way more competitive than their first fight. Valentina finally met her combative equal.

[@whitwoodkidwhitwoodkid9794]

what fight was you watching?

[@johanskoog875]

She got dominated 😂😂😂

[@alexferdinansyah757]

Valentina is getting old, Grasso is the rising fighter.

[@reichspector2413]

​@@johanskoog8752 4 5 Grasso

[@iloveblackwomen9926]

alexa grasso the greastest of all time

[@mahmoudghandour3981]

a sweetheart and a champion at the same time so nice to see

[@sportshulk8109]

ALEXA WON! Not a draw, she got robbed

[@lalo5704]

2,4,5 GRASSO 🏆

[@denmenace]

You won the fight Alexa. 2 4 and 5 you won!

[@theenlightenedone1283]

Alexa grasso the sweetheart ❤ love u and i wish u to be the champ amd easy fights for u

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Great fight. This kid won round 2, 4 and 5. Shouldn't have been a draw at all.

[@GalactusOG]

I had Grasso winning 3 to 2 as well.

[@Charmander009]

Ok old man

[@guyontheinternet6034]

Dumb take..valentina easily won round 4..so its 3-2 for valentina

[@GalactusOG]

@@BBtheKing86 I'm British mate. And your comment rings of a salty racists doesn't it?

[@RG-zt7fo]

Alexa is so beautiful ❤

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Her English is good for a non native speaker.

[@soulblack4445]

Alexa so cute❤

[@ericcardenas702]

the Ufc should actually make september for mexico like they do october for abu dhabi

[@BrianGarcia-kc4vi]

Wish Nate, Nick, Cain, Tony Ferg , Diego Sanchez were all in there prime for Mexican Independence fight card 🤤🇲🇽

[@semlapa9864]

wish but it ain't gonna happen, Abu Dhabi is extremely rich sports management and give UFC so much profit, don't think UFC make near anything in Mexico's event

[@ericcardenas702]

@@semlapa9864 they are opened a pi in mexico and after this win for grasso they are only gaining in fans don’t worry mexicans will show up

[@mechanicalblessing8362]

Prácticamente Mexico Es LatinoAmerica

[@pbell4660]

It's a shame to end one of the greatest, if not the greatest fight both fighters had in their careers like that. Maybe it's just me but Grasso looked pretty disappointed by the result. Let's be honest, a split draw doesn't prove much, not if you're trying to establish a legacy. And that 10-8 was bizarre, to say the least.

[@JLopez-gx7hr]

Let’s be honest, if Valentina was better than Alexa , she would have won the fight!!! No more excuses, Valentina is finished!! Viva Alexa Grasso Viva Mexico!!!

[@Michelbouf]

Actually it's pretty dope, no one lost, a draw reflects a perfect result for one of the best woman title fights ever

[@anonymousk1634]

Alexa knew she lost that’s why lol

[@squidford8934]

Maybe they should add tied rounds: R1VS R2AG R3VS R4Tied R5AG would make much more sense than that 10-8 bs

[@GuessWho-tk8lc]

Agreed 👍🏼 Well Said!!!

[@artemus2]

Amazing fight, super close. I had Alexa 2-4-5 but it could've gone either way. Congrats champ!

[@CritiKool]

Look at the damage on each of their faces... that was a bang

[@luisalbertolavoignet8531]

Grasso tuvo oportunidad de terminar con la pelea, sólo le faltó ser un poco más agresiva y lo hubiera logrado, muy bien por Alexa Grasso 🏆🇲🇽

[@juiceman562]

Great fight . Grasso with the big heart . She won 2,4,5 . and dropped her .

[@TheTightSqueeze]

Nah bro just nah

[@alexferrer8]

@@TheTightSqueeze If the fight had lasted 2 minutes longer, Valentina would have ended up with a blue mouth like the last time. There is not much to say. Valentina ends up asking for mercy.

[@Halfom]

Fair comments, from Alexa and thanks to both ladies for giving this epic fight.

[@Michelbouf]

I love her 🥹🇲🇽🏆 SIUUUUU

[@omarmartin78]

A valentina la salvo 2 ocasiones el reloj, alexa merecia la victoria

[@raulojeda8462]

El estilo mexicano en estado puro 📢🏆

[@RedRavenX1]

The real champion

[@manatalk]

Back in the day when boxing was it, we knew who the winner was because the other guy was on the canvas. The challenger to the champion had to literally knock the champ out to win... All draws in any sport should have Overtime as they do in American Football or Extended rounds as they do in the UFC Challenger Series.

[@xoat6]

3-2 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@AlxThSeal]

Great fight, but that 10-8 R5 is a joke, we need to start holding these judges accountable.

[@BrianGarcia-kc4vi]

Wish Nate, Nick, Cain, Tony Ferg , Diego Sanchez were all in there prime for Mexican Independence fight card 🤤🇲🇽

[@BestPropTutorials]

Those are all Americans breh

[@BrianGarcia-kc4vi]

@@BestPropTutorials Mexican background but yeah also with yair , Brandon , Henry cejudo and grasso 🤤🤤🤤🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@lalo5704]

@@BestPropTutorials FROM MEXICAN DESCENT ☝️ DOESNT MATTER WHERE IN THE WORLD WERE BORN WE HAVE MEXICAN BLOOD 🏆

[@antoniobanderas9769]

@@BestPropTutorials😂😂In the time when New Spain won their independence 1821 , later called Mexico 🇲🇽 their territory was From CA,AZ,NM,NV,OK UT, TX, they consider Mexicans, Mestizos . They don’t give a f. about Americans . Americas is a continent and America is a girl name for us .😂

[@antoniobanderas9769]

@@BestPropTutorials😂😂American Mestizos

[@yettwalker4124]

Alexa campeona 🎉🎉🎉 Viva México 🇲🇽 🎉

[@raulojeda8462]

Grande Alexaaaaaa

[@141]

Немного денег судье и пояс остаётся

[@raulojeda8462]

@@141 No entiendo el idioma EBREO

[@ahambrahmasmiom]

Alexa won the fight. Robbery. But 10-8 is crazy.

[@pragyamanral]

If 10-8 is crazy then how Alexa won. It was that 10-8 only that gave alexa the draw. If that judge scored just 10-9 it would have gone to Shevchenko because he already score 3 rounds for Shevchenko. See the score card. Grasso got the draw only and only because of the 10-8.

[@len3169]

No….

[@shahrosebhatti9122]

Not a robbery if it’s a draw Val out jabbed her in round 5 before she gave up her back 3-2 either way for either fighter and the 10-8 by that judge was the most awful inaccurate depiction of what a 10-8 round actually is that judge should be fired but I don’t see a robbery if it’s a draw robbery is when a clear winner doesn’t get the w

[@katana_3558]

​@@pragyamanralhow on earth bullet got round 4 ? It was bad scoring..but bullet didn't do enough enough to win a belt ..simple

[@pbell4660]

@@katana_3558 It doesn't work like that, there's a system: you give 10 to the winner and 9 to the loser, or 8 if s/he was clearly dominated by the winner (or even a 7, very rarely). It was a pretty close fight with both fighters having their moments, a 8 to any of them makes no sense.

[@elsuperguapo971]

❤️ Alexa!!!!

[@robertg305]

I think, whoever you gave Round 4 to, is who you should’ve given the W to

[@Mohammed-tx1ok]

^

[@michaelmoore4180]

Grasso has some serious power in her hands!

[@draco2xx]

i try to tell them, but they are a believer now😂

[@wilykat]

Oh, please. Stop. Valentina was the first and only person that she dropped like that. Y'all acting like she does that on the regular. She didn't do that to Viviane Araujo nor Maycee Barber.

[@sparky_-mf2cs]

Campeona 🇲🇽

[@agoodneighborautorepair2176]

The result of hard work and dedication..Muchisimas Felicidades Para Alexa Grasso una fregonada de mujer,un orgullo Mexicano..

[@GalactusOG]

She went in there and boxed val up. that was awesome.

[@johanskoog875]

She got beat soundly 😂😂😂?!?

[@grimmjob8090]

The result of Mike bell rigging the fight

[@jordanmolina6258]

She got beat tf up🤣

[@GalactusOG]

@@jordanmolina6258 Alexa beat the crap out of Valentina.

[@AbdullahMikalRodriguez]

The judges suck but nowhere near as much as the UFC fanbase... hard to be mad at the judges when you got so many casuals in the comment section giving their ridiculously uneducated scores hours after the fight...

[@theshittyrestaurant]

MY WMMA GOATTTTT

[@aguilas1999]

My champion 😍 🇲🇽

[@brandontalbort]

she just went right out there and said it. 👏

[@kenjic6083]

the alexa grasso era is here. shevchenko’s reign of terror is finished and over 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@commentguy7]

Lol pump the brakes guys.. Valentin almost got finished in 1st and 5th nd alexa was hitting her from ground... Alexa deserved it even if its a draw ...

[@anonymousk1634]

Alexa almost got finished as well several times! What’s ur point? She should’ve lost and she knows it

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

It looks like a draw. Both had dominant moments.

[@anonymousk1634]

@@A_KZbin_Commenter as far as the time of the dominance, Valentina had more time lol

[@tandindorji5139]

Gosh!!! she is so beautiful 😻 Real champ ❤

[@semlapa9864]

everytime see Alexa, she gets cuteier, anyone else notice that

[@majocoll7672]

Es hermosaaaaaa vamos Alexa!!!

[@raulojeda8462]

Tiene un estilazo de pelea brutal y es muy dura muchísimo

[@keithpratt1849]

Great fight. I do think she edged it out for the win. It was so close. They are both gladiators and a credit to the sport. They handle themselves with class.

[@timon9987]

Alexa Looks More like a Model she is so Cute💯

[@profahrer5160]

Heart of a Lion,respect Champ Lady🤙⭐️🏆

[@Fran28.]

Alexa still the Champ that's all that matters to me.. I felt like she won it.. but both ladies showed up and fought like champs..what a spectacular fight...🤗😎💪Alexa needs to fight Erin blanchflied imo next..

[@tedli4523]

Now she have to win the belt seven more times.

[@juanvelasquez1437]

LA QUE PUEDE PUEDE Y LA QUE NO, CRITICA 😂😂😂😂😂 🎉🎉🎉

[@lalo5704]

AND SHE WILL🏆

[@F1Leo_Zenga]

She loves the camera 😂

[@tsesannamgyal4574]

The camera loves her. She's gorgeous brug

[@thecure9890]

One of the best Disputed Champion Alexa!

[@josemunoz4724]

Muchas felicidades Alexa, gracias por darnos esa gran pelea, Que Dios te bendiga grandemente, sigue adelante tienes un gran futuro viva Mexico por esos deportistas que lo dan todo en el ring…….❤❤❤❤❤

[@shroomie4737]

¡VIVA SEÑOR MIKE BELL! 🇲🇽🌮

[@karthikpenmatcha3922]

please give us the trilogy early next year man the score has to be settled once and for all. It was way too close of a fight. I still don't know who to give round 4 to even after rewatching the fight. It was super close but that 10-8 in the fifth round for grasso is absurd. Book Fiorot vs Blanchfield in a number one contender fight.

[@royjonker110]

Why isn't the @ufc not on the top 10 most wanted for constant robberies

[@JLopez-gx7hr]

Valentina is finished!!!!

[@ninojohnson6911]

Valentina won She was Rob look at Alexa face & that 5th round was Valentina Alexa was not even sure when they were reading the score cards

[@antoniobanderas9769]

😂😂Don’t forget Valentina face too.

[@chrisgarcia7091]

except the part where they’re playing Peso Pluma every 15 minutes

[@edgarlopez1438]

Viva Mexico 🇲🇽

[@nxiong7074]

But it was a draw- Daniel Cormier

[@williamtehero8720]

And he didn't beat Jon Jones.

[@600795621]

10-10 - equal round, I think I've only seen that once, maybe more because sometimes they didn't explain "weird" results like 30-28 on prelims etc. and I didn't investigate 10-9 - slight advantage 10-8 - domination 10-7 - near finish - I think it was only given twice in UFCs history I watched all UFCs from 1993. We need way more 10-10's but also 10-8's, they give them too rarely. Some people think of 10-8 as if it was 10-7. Even Dana White said that "back in the day they would give 10-8 if there was almost finish". No, that's where they should have given a 10-7! Too often we had results where there was domination (even near-finish) in round 1 by a fighter who consequently got too tired and lost rounds 2 and 3 by small margin and the end result? He loses 28-29. As Sonnen once said: "If you don't win by knockout in round 1, you lose the [boring] decision". The 5th round was domination for Alexa. Neither 10-9 nor 10-8 is controversial in that case. If it was scored 10-9 and Valentina would have subsequently won, then while within the rules, it would still have been an unfair result, too.

[@shadowrealmsender]

i love her

[@franciscojsaenzm3546]

She kept the belt because she always bounced back from Valentina’s submissions and takedowns and she had her own, if you can’t completely take the fight out the champ she keeps the belt unlike the first one where valentina got finished

[@williamtehero8720]

AND....STILL!!!!

[@michaelgarza256]

Viva Grasso

[@josegarza7719]

This is the best female fight of the year. Instant classic. I had grasso 2,4, and 5

[@Grace-el1qq]

Incredible fight and incredible fighter, she was better in the boxing and had more ground control. Totally deserved to keep the belt. And... VIVA MÉXICO! 🇲🇽 🎉

[@anonymousk1634]

Better in boxing yet ate more jabs! Lol got it

[@davidmcneejr.977]

I’m sorry idk if you just started watching MMA but Valentina more than double the control time Alexa did. Not arguing the outcome of the fight. Just making that point

[@anonymousk1634]

@@davidmcneejr.977 exactly, I doubt many of the people watched it on espn plus. They are just making comments to feel apart of the conversation

[@ikerierk]

More control? Forgot round 3? If any round was a 10-8 in this fight then that was it.

[@delaDan943]

​@anonymousk1634 she made Valentina an elite striker into a wrestler lol.

[@crazypato3752]

In WWE a belt doesn't change hands duo to DQ or stays with the champion duo to draw.

[@pustindoirier]

Yan would still be champ if the UFC followed that rule 😂

[@mysteriousguy1393]

@@pustindoiriernope, even if Peter won that fighting without DQ, he would’ve lost it to O’Malley . so O’Malley is the rightful champ right now

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

So if Mr.Fuji challenges Rousey and she beats Grasso that counts?

[@elindio5]

Why is the interviewer chick whispering all her questions? lol

[@RG-pz1vw]

VIVA ALEXA & VIVA MÉXICO CABRONES !! 🤘🇲🇽🤘

[@raulsalazar6362]

Interviewer needs to hold the mic closer or speak louder

[@chrisvincent9105]

When she says she was prepared for anything I do believe her but her wrestling needs more work. She should train with cejudo next camp. Exciting fight none the lesd

[@majocoll7672]

Hopefully she can learn something from Loopys trainer, I think they are going to be partners for a long time in the gym

[@blake-nw4pd]

Valentina won.

[@JLopez-gx7hr]

Only in your mind!!!

[@blake-nw4pd]

@@JLopez-gx7hr millions of minds. Not just mine. Mike Bell saved Grasso.

[@anonymousk1634]

@@blake-nw4pdyup Valentina dominated the rounds she won including the 5th. A takedown and sub attempt don’t equal 10-8 round.

[@86MarcusP]

CHAMP 🏆 great job on your ground defense 🔥😏🍺🌹

[@pangaochahpao6386]

I just can't wait my Idol Erin To Defeat Champ.

[@worldwolf9909]

Took a one armed Valentina to a draw. Good fight, can't wait for the trilogy!

[@ricecakejohnson]

Im glad Alexa is still the champ, but wtf was Mike Bell smoking to give a 10-8 score in round 5??? UFC, please fire that guy or at least fine him and make him accountable.

[@Presidente2004]

Alexa nearly choked her out in round 5, then she nearly stopped her with punches. So one judge thought that was enough for a 10-8

[@shawnkliewer9987]

Go baby

[@unclevenomz860]

Of course they want every Sept 16 to be like this one. They were all fed cans until the main event, then stole the fight from Val.

[@diogenestheshadow-banned2322]

Seriously, the people in that building thought they were part of something special with that fix-fiesta 🥱

[@xWhiteFerrari]

The best

[@bbyflip1]

Damn mckenzie is hellah pretty !! 😍😍😘😘😘😘

[@traveldiaries2722]

Hell nah you don’t want judges to give you decision because it’s Mexican Independence Day. No disrespect but that 10-8 last round was disgrace. Whoever is that clown judge deserve fired.

[@cerinawoehrley4199]

Fight next. Grasso vs. Pena bro

[@gookerbooker9579]

Grasso 3:2.

[@tedmoses8069]

Proud of you grasso ..beautiful .en a dam good fighter .your attitude is awsome just keep been yourself ..work on jab.!! En throwing the knee when somebody goes to shoot you ..give them the Jorge nasvidal .knees.!!

[@b9baka]

grassos face is busted up, the fact everyone’s happy with a draw just shows that the bullet one.

[@anonymousk1634]

Lol exactly!

[@jescareno8332]

Valentina didn’t win the fight 😂

[@anonymousk1634]

@@jescareno8332 yea she was cheated lol!

[@azharsiddiqui3598]

Alexa ........thank mike

[@MrBooYa-yd5er]

McKenzie :)

[@dsnorcalfan]

Why is the interviewer so quiet bruh

[@khumbardebbarma9438]

Ufc should remove unfair judges

[@bozoedge]

she dropped her so bad man!

[@bozoedge]

@@Ecybersupreme what analysis do I need to hear for her getting punched into a cartwheel across the cage?

[@JS-fd2xx]

Should Alex Grasso not be stripped of her title after testing positive for a banned substance and the title be given to Valentina Shevchenko immediately? Give Valentina the belt.

[@agustingortarez6133]

FELICIDADES BIEN MERECIDO TU TRIUNFO ALEXA

[@Nevermore941012]

Even if that 10 - 8 card was good or bad, that fight was absolutely 100% a draw, they both fought amazingly, Alexa dominated in the boxing while Valentina had more ground control but both of them had the same amount of take downs and close calls, it was one hell of a fight, Alexa 100% deserved to hold that title, Valentina simply didn’t go hard enough 🇲🇽

[@ciscogaspar07]

Alexa 3-2

[@lalo5704]

2,4,5 GRASSO 🏆

[@Kua99583]

What? Shevchenko landed more significant strikes especially in the 5th round 20-11 in head strikes for Shevchenko how did Grasso “dominate in boxing”?😂

[@macrost8935]

Dominated in the boxing? She landed 1 good shot, Valentina did basically whatever she wanted in the standup after that... With a fractured arm might I add

[@light-jq7iq]

my girlfriend vs my waifu, this was beautiful

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

BULLET PROOF GRASSO

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

Maybe Valentina can ' Dominate ' in the Next Fight .... 🤔🧐😂

[@martymarty5843]

😂

[@sandman62100]

🇲🇽 Alexa won the fight and was robbed plain and simple. Dominated the entire fight and clearly won at least 4 rounds. As Mexicans, we have so much to be proud of. We are descents of Aztec warriors. Courage is in our bloodline. We are the toughest humans on planet earth and the greatest country the world has ever known. We are great fighters in the ring and the best lovers in the bedroom. Mexico now, Mexico forever. Viva Mexico!🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽

[@Will_walkingW]

Youre posting this everywhere lol. Im glad you’re proud though. Beautiful thing

[@Trv1y]

This sounds like straight biased 💀 I don’t have a problem that you think Grasso won although I disagree I have a problem that you think she dominated & won at least 4 out of 5 rounds 😭 that’s just delusional

[@donny5429]

Clearly won four rounds? Nahhhhhhh ahahahhaha

[@_9ER]

I am a Grasso fan. Happy she at least didn't lose but she dominated only a handful of times and caused some key damage. I don't think she was up 4-1. Best case 3-2 But I could also see where Valentina could also win 3-2.

[@ericcardenas702]

@@Trv1yhe can be biased and still be right 245 grasso is hard to argue

[@taxfree4603]

iron sharpens iron

[@twochinsmma]

She flipped the position once. she attempted a rnc during the end of a round rand a leg submission. She had one knockdown. Valentina dominated the rest of the fight. Judges are always on their agenda.

[@PrinceOZZ]

Y’all needa stop the ass kissing. Valentina lit her up all night with her jab. Grasso did NOTHING besides that knockdown. Say what you want, but the scorecards prove Grasso was gifted the victory.

[@diogenestheshadow-banned2322]

Yes. A 10-8 in round 5 is not simply questionable. It's proof of a fix.